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Old and wise? - The Elderly in the Bundestag (Part 2 of our series Aging Germany)

Kiron KreuterJuly 22, 2011

The average age of German Parliamentarians is around 50. And at 75 and 71, Heinz Riesenhuber (CDU) and Franz Müntefering (SPD) are well over the average. As the oldest member of the Bundestag, Heinz Riesenhuber is the body’s "Alterspräsident“, or "president by right of age.“ Franz Müntefering is one of Germany’s most experienced senior politicians. What do they think about Germany’s aging population? And how can they, as older people, engage the young with the problems involved in Germany's

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The average age of German Parliamentarians is around 50. And at 75 and 71, Heinz Riesenhuber (CDU) and Franz Müntefering (SPD) are well over the average. As the oldest member of the Bundestag, Heinz Riesenhuber is the body’s "Alterspräsident“, or "president by right of age.“ Franz Müntefering is one of Germany’s most experienced senior politicians. What do they think about Germany’s aging population? And how can they, as older people, engage the young with the problems involved in Germany's